JACKSONVILLE – Terrell Owens yesterday morning admitted he was “a little bit sore” following several days of practice on his surgically-repaired right ankle but was not concerned. “I’m cutting on it and once I get out there I’m just gonna let it go,” he said.

Owens said he is not even taping his ankle for protection and speculated he might need a pain-killing injection prior to the game. “A lot of guys take shots to ease the pain,” he said, “and I may do it. My pain threshold is very high, but if I feel like I need it, I will.”

Owens yesterday at practice in the afternoon caught several long passes and coach Andy Reid said “T.O. looked better today.”

If the game were played today, would Owens get the green light? “Yeah, but it will end up being a game-time decision,” Reid said. Owens is listed as questionable.

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Amani Toomer and Kurt Warner, accompanied by their wives, will travel next week to tsunami-ravaged Indonesia to help the United Nations World Food Program in its work feeding hungry families.

This will not be a meet-and-greet. Amani and Yola Toomer as well as Kurt and Brenda Warner will arrive in Indonesia on Feb. 11, will live in tents and help load C-130 aircraft and distribute food to families.

“We are thrilled to have the help of the National Football League, the NFL Players Association, and these two great players in raising awareness about the critical work we do in Asia, as well as the rest of the world,” said Judith Lewis, World Food Program’s Director for U.S. Relations. “Both Kurt and Amani will be lending their physical support to the people affected by the tsunami, but they will also be drawing attention to the needs of so many vulnerable families in other parts of the world.”

The Toomers will also travel to Sri Lanka on Feb. 16 to help with reconstruction work there.

The World Food Program is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, and feeds an average of 90 million people each year across the world. In Indonesia and Sri Lanka, two of the countries hardest hit by the tsunami, WFP is feeding more than one million people.

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Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis – the new head coach at Notre Dame – was one of four candidates interviewed by the Giants last year for the job that went to Tom Coughlin. “It doesn’t make a difference what I thought,” said Weis, a New Jersey native who coveted the job. “They hired a good guy in Tom Coughlin and I wish him well.”

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The Patriots muddled through a rain-shortened practice yesterday, their last full practice before Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Bill Belichick cut out three segments of practice because of the heavy rain and poor footing, cutting the practice short by about 12 minutes.

“I don’t want to lose guys at this point,” Belichick said.

Patriots’ DE Richard Seymour was held out of some parts of practice as a precaution against him re-injuring his knee, but Belichick said Seymour will play.

“We’ll see exactly how much he can do, but at least we’ll have him more than last week,” Belichick said.